Corsair Cove: All Achievements Guide

The complete Corsair Cove achievement list โ€” every unlock condition, organized by category. Plan for three playthroughs and a little save-scumming for the coin ones.

Last updated: Aug 22, 2026 ยท translated and compiled from the community full-achievement guide (includes hidden achievements; light spoilers)

The three-playthrough plan

The community consensus: 100% requires three save files (progress is shared across saves for several grindy achievements):

  1. Run 1 โ€” Skull Rock story mode: recruit Amara, clear all side quests and events, and unlock all four Principles, then save. Mop up anything you missed here.
  2. Run 2 โ€” Devil's Hollow (unknown mode): finish the main story, then lock the file.
  3. Run 3 โ€” Ship Graveyard (unknown mode): finish the main story, then lock the file.

Building achievements

AchievementPirate Hideout
ConditionBuild 100 buildings on your island
AchievementPirate Port
ConditionBuild 500 buildings
AchievementPirate Haven
ConditionBuild 1,000 buildings (easiest farmed with cheap Principle flags โ€” no roads or camp radius needed)
AchievementPiรฑa Colada
ConditionBuild 5 Distilleries (rum), 5 Pineapple fields, and 3 Privateer restaurants โ€” note: Distilleries, not Breweries
AchievementYay
ConditionBuild 100 ziplines (spam flag poles, then connect them)
AchievementAbyss's Boon
ConditionBuild an Ocean Arena
AchievementBeacon of Light
ConditionBuild a Great Lighthouse
AchievementFull Firepower
ConditionBuild a Military Fortress
AchievementEndless Loot
ConditionBuild a Golden Palace (each Principle's top-tier special building counts)
AchievementBottle of Lime Juice
ConditionBuild your first Distillery
AchievementWildfire
ConditionOwn 25 Pirate Camps
AchievementCrowded Cliffs
ConditionFinish the game with 5 or fewer camps โ€” do this on a speedrun file before spreading camps

Recruitment achievements

Most are earned by completing each region's main story; the two special ones are called out:

AchievementFearless of Death
ConditionRecruit the Reaper (Ship Graveyard main story)
AchievementOne of Us
ConditionRecruit Amara โ€” if you fail to recruit her on Skull Rock, she can be recruited on another map
AchievementForever Moro
ConditionRecruit Odenkia
AchievementTrouble in Seven Seas
ConditionRecruit Chen Feihong
AchievementMad Prophet
ConditionRecruit Jonah
AchievementSharp-Eyed
ConditionRecruit Shali
AchievementContrarian
ConditionRecruit Enrique
AchievementGolden Shine
ConditionRecruit Night Raven
AchievementHothead
ConditionRecruit Timothy

Population achievements

AchievementLeader of Scoundrels
ConditionHave 100 pirates on the island
AchievementRepresentative of Outsiders
ConditionHave 500 pirates
AchievementPrince of Pirates
ConditionHave 1,000 pirates (usually unlocks naturally by endgame)
AchievementEveryone for Themselves
ConditionHire 500 pirates onto ships
AchievementEveryone for Everyone
ConditionHire 5,000 crew onto ships โ€” progress is shared across saves; the Ocean Arena can make this harder, so finish it before building the arena

Event achievements

AchievementSeed of Empire / Lord of the Seas / Power of Gold / Immortal Legend
ConditionComplete the Empire / Seafaring / Wealth / Notoriety Principle routes (one ending each). Unlock all four, save, then reload to finish each route
AchievementSet Sail / Smooth Sailing / Old Salt
ConditionComplete 1 / 50 / 100 events in the Seven Seas (all small events count โ€” flotsam, crabs, etc.)
AchievementFunny Kraken
ConditionDefeat a Kraken at sea (earned naturally on the Seafaring route)
AchievementPiggy Pirate
ConditionComplete the "Pig Sailors" quest (Wealth-line side quest on Skull Atoll)
AchievementUnder the Pirate Flag
ConditionComplete your first Legendary Trial
AchievementEverywhere
ConditionEncounter the Sea Witch in 3 different regions (the Wildfire Islands one needs a manual trigger)
AchievementMaster Navigator
ConditionExplore all regions of the Seven Seas

Ship achievements

AchievementApprentice / Skilled / Elite Shipwright
ConditionBuild your first / a mid-tier / a top-tier ship
AchievementFleet Commander
ConditionOwn a fleet of 6 ships (open camps with piers, build one ship each)
AchievementDrowned Grave
ConditionLose a ship (sail somewhere dangerous โ€” most players unlock this by accident)

Coin achievements

AchievementTake All
ConditionObtain 10,000 coins
AchievementNo Mercy
ConditionObtain 100,000 coins

Important: big-event rewards and treasure loot do not count toward these. Only small events, trading posts, loan sharks, and duel arenas count โ€” and the progress is shared across saves, which enables the community's favorite trick:

SL farmingKeep a save with a freshly-built Loan Shark building. Borrow coins, then reload and repeat โ€” the progress persists across loads, so the 100,000 coins achievement can be farmed in minutes instead of hours.

Story achievements (3 maps)

Skull Rock (story or unknown mode):

Devil's Hollow (unknown mode):

Ship Graveyard (unknown mode):

Source noteCompiled and translated from the community full-achievement guide (CamoBlock) and the official publisher guide. Achievement names may differ slightly by Steam language โ€” the conditions are what matter.

FAQ

How many playthroughs for 100%?

Three โ€” one per map's main story (Skull Rock, Devil's Hollow, Ship Graveyard).

What's the hardest achievement?

No Mercy (100,000 coins) is the grindiest โ€” but the SL loan-shark trick makes it trivial.

Do achievements share progress across saves?

Several grindy ones do (coin totals, crew hired, buildings built) โ€” the community explicitly relies on this.

Is the hidden achievement list big?

There are hidden achievements, but the guide above covers them all with conditions.

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